KR101910667B1 - Method for controlling an object, display apparatus and transparent signage system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an object control method, a display device using the same, and a transparent signage system. The display device displays information related to an object to be exposed together with an object positioned at the rear, A display unit for displaying the image; A user interface unit for sensing user input to the object; And an external device interface unit for transmitting a control signal for causing the object to rotate according to the sensed user input to the turn-table device in which the object is fixed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an object control method, a display device using the same, and a transparent signage system,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a signage system for displaying contents using a display device installed in a public place in a room or outdoor.

Due to the recent development of the display panel industry, the enterprise display market, called Digital Information Display (DID), is growing considerably in addition to home appliances market such as TV receivers. Such a display is installed in various public places such as a shopping mall, a public institution, a subway station, and is used to display advertisements and information contents to customers and visitors.

On the other hand, as contents of contents displayed on a digital information display have become diverse and complex, they have been developed as a signage system in which software and a platform for controlling displayed contents are integrally combined.

An object of the present invention is to provide an object control method, a display device using the same, and a transparent signage system so as to efficiently provide various information to a user.

A display unit for displaying information related to the object to be exposed together with the object positioned at the rear and displaying the object information to correspond to the position of the object; A user interface unit for sensing user input to the object; And an external device interface unit for transmitting a control signal for rotating the object according to the sensed user input to a turn-table device in which the object is fixed.

A transparent signage system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display device for displaying object information corresponding to a position of the object; And a turn-table device, which is located behind the display device and in which the object is fixed, the display device sensing a user input to the object and causing the object to rotate in response to the sensed user input And transmits a control signal to the turntable device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an object control method including: measuring a distance to a user; Displaying an interaction guide for user input when the measured distance from the user is within a predetermined distance; Sensing a user input for rotating the object; And transmitting a control signal corresponding to the sensed user input to the turn-table device in which the object is fixed.

The object control method may be embodied as a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for execution by a computer is recorded.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an object positioned behind a display device in a transparent signage system is rotated according to a user input so that a user can observe an object shape at various angles along with information on the object So that the convenience and interest of the user can be improved.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a structure of a transparent display panel.
FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a transparent signage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing an example of images and information provided to a user through a screen of a transparent display device.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an object control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 are views for explaining a first embodiment of a user input for rotating an object.
8 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment of a user input for rotating an object.

Hereinafter, an image storage method and a display device using the same according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The display apparatus 100 includes a signal input and processing unit 110, a network interface unit 120, an external device interface unit 130, An A / V input unit 140, a sensing unit 150, a control unit 160, a storage unit 170, a display unit 180, an audio output unit 185, and a user interface unit 190 .

The display device 100 may be a video display device such as a TV, a monitor, a notebook, a tablet PC, and the like. For example, various applications can be freely added or deleted on a general- A network TV, an IPTV (Internet Protocol TV), a Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HBBTV) or a smart TV.

Referring to FIG. 1, the signal input and processing unit 110 receives and processes a signal from the outside. For example, a signal input and processing unit 110 receives a signal selected by a user from among RF (Radio Frequency) It is possible to select and receive a corresponding RF broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the network interface unit 120 may provide an interface for connecting the display device 100 to a wired / wireless network, and may transmit / receive data to / from an external device using various wireless communication methods as described with reference to FIG. 1 .

For example, the network interface unit 120 establishes a wireless network connection with the portable terminal 200 according to a communication standard such as WiFi or Bluetooth, and transmits information for content data and data communication, And can transmit / receive to / from the terminal 200.

In addition, the network interface unit 120 may include an Ethernet terminal or the like for connecting to the Internet. The network interface unit 120 may access a web page to access a web page, a movie, an advertisement, a game, a VOD, It is possible to receive contents such as broadcast signals.

The external device interface unit 130 may connect the external device and the display unit 180 to each other and may be connected to each other by a digital versatile disk (DVD), a Blu ray, a game device, a camera, a camcorder, And / or the like.

The A / V input unit 140 includes a USB terminal, a CVBS (Composite Video Banking Sync) terminal, a component terminal, an S-video terminal (analog) terminal, A DVI (Digital Visual Interface) terminal, an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal, an RGB terminal, a D-SUB terminal, and the like.

Meanwhile, the A / V input unit 140 may include a camera or a microphone, and may acquire data corresponding to a user's image or voice, and the obtained data may be transmitted to the controller 160.

The sensing unit 150 may include various sensors such as a touch sensor, a magnetic field sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor, a colorimeter, or a tag to detect the current state of the display device 100 .

For example, the control unit 160 may sense the touch of the portable terminal 200 for data transmission / reception using the measured values of the sensor provided in the sensing unit 150, And so on.

The control unit 160 controls operation of the display device 100 as a whole and demultiplexes a data stream input through the signal input and processing unit 110, the network interface unit 120, or the external device interface unit 130, The demultiplexed signals may be processed to generate and output signals for video or audio output.

The storage unit 170 stores programs for signal processing and control in the controller 160, and can store image-processed video, audio, or data signals.

The storage unit 170 performs a function for temporarily storing video, audio, or data signals input from the external device interface unit 130 or the network interface unit 120, As shown in FIG.

Meanwhile, the storage unit 170 may store a list of applications or applications input from the external device interface unit 130 or the network interface unit 120.

The storage unit 170 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, an SD or XD memory Etc.), RAM, ROM (EEPROM, etc.), and the like.

The display apparatus 100 may reproduce content data (for example, a moving image file, a still image file, a music file, a document file, an application file, etc.) stored in the storage unit 170 and provide the same to a user.

The user interface unit 190 transmits a signal input by the user to the control unit 160 or a signal input from the control unit 160 to the user.

For example, the user interface unit 190 may include a Bluetooth, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), an infrared data association (IrDA), an Ultra Wideband (UWB), a ZigBee, a Digital Living Network Alliance ), A channel selection, a screen setting, or the like from the remote controller 195, or transmits a control signal from the control unit 160 to a remote To the controller 195. [

The control unit 160 may control the display unit 180 to display an image. For example, the broadcast image input through the signal input and processing unit 110 may be input through the external device interface unit 130 The external input image, the network interface unit 120, or the image stored in the storage unit 170 may be displayed on the display unit 180. At this time, the image displayed on the display unit 180 may be a still image or a moving image, and may be a 2D image or a 3D image.

The display unit 180 may form a screen portion exposed on the front surface of the display device 100 for displaying the image as described above.

The display unit 180 converts an image signal, a data signal, an OSD signal processed by the controller 160 or a video signal and a data signal received from the external device interface unit 130 into R, G, and B signals, respectively, Signal.

The display unit 180 may display an image using various display methods such as a PDP, an LCD, an OLED, a flexible display, a 3D display, and the like. Meanwhile, the display unit 180 may be configured as a touch screen and used as an input device in addition to the output device.

The audio output unit 185 receives a voice processed signal, for example, a stereo signal, a 3.1 channel signal, or a 5.1 channel signal from the control unit 160, and outputs the voice.

1, a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. May be integrated, added, or omitted.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 180 may include a transparent display panel 100, such that the display device 100 as described with reference to FIG. 1 may be a transparent display device.

The transparent display panel displays a predetermined image on the screen and has a characteristic of transmitting light. Accordingly, the user can visually recognize an object located at the opposite side of the transparent display panel.

For example, a user located in front of the transparent display panel can view an image or information displayed on the transparent display panel, and can observe an object positioned behind the transparent display panel.

As such a transparent display panel, an inorganic thin film electroluminescent display (OLED) and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) may be used.

They can be driven by a passive matrix method, and since the TFTs are not needed, the light transmittance can be sufficiently high, so that they can be used as the transparent display panel.

Alternatively, when a TFT is used, such as an active matrix OLED, when a TFT is manufactured using a transparent material such as a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor, it is possible to sufficiently increase the light transmittance.

Referring to FIG. 2, a transparent display panel using an OLED includes a first transparent substrate 189, a second transparent substrate 182, a first transparent substrate 189, 182 located between the image layers 187. Here, the image layer 187 positioned between the first transparent substrate 189 and the second transparent substrate 192 may be referred to as an organic cell.

Here, the first transparent substrate 189 and the second transparent substrate 182 can have the property of transmitting light.

The image layer 187 includes an anode 188, a hole transport layer 186, an emissive layer 185, an electron transport layer 154, and a cathode 183 .

Here, when a voltage is applied to the cathode 183 and the anode 188, a gradation current is supplied, so that electrons generated from the cathode 183 move to the light emitting layer 185 through the electron transport layer 154.

In addition, the holes generated from the anode 188 move to the light emitting layer 185 through the hole transport layer 186.

At this time, electrons supplied from the electron transport layer 184 and holes supplied from the hole transport layer 186 collide with each other in the light emitting layer 185 and recombine. Light is generated in the light emitting layer 185 by the collision of electrons and holes.

The luminance of the light emitted from the light emitting layer 185 may be proportional to the magnitude of the gradation current supplied to the anode 188.

When light is generated in the light emitting layer 185 in this structure, it is also possible that light is emitted toward the first transparent substrate 189, or light is emitted toward the second transparent substrate 182.

Accordingly, the user can view the image through the first transparent substrate 189, or view the image through the second transparent substrate 182. [

The transparent display panel described with reference to FIG. 2 is according to one embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to FIG.

FIG. 3 illustrates a simplified configuration of a transparent signage system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The description of the same structure as that described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 of the system shown in FIG. .

Referring to FIG. 3, the transparent signage system may include a transparent display device 100 and a turn-table device 200 to which the object 300 is fixed.

The transparent display device 100 is installed at a required place, and displays content to a user in front of the user, and when necessary, receives a control command of the user.

An object 300 positioned behind the screen 181 of the transparent display device 100 can be viewed by a user in front of the transparent display device 100. Information related to the object 300 can be displayed on the screen 181, And can be exposed to the user along with the object 300 on the rear side.

4, an object 300 located behind the screen 181 of the transparent display device 100 is observed by a user and information 301, 302, and 303 related to the object 300 is displayed. May be displayed on the screen 181 so that the image and object information 301, 302, and 303 of the object 300 may be provided together with the user at the front.

That is, the image of the object 300 provided to the user through the transparent display device 100 is a shape of an actual object positioned behind the transparent display device 100, and information 301 and 302 And 303 may be images displayed through the display unit 180 including the transparent display panel.

For example, the information 301, 302, and 303 associated with the object 300 may include a product name, a product price, or a product related phrase for the product, and may include a signal input and processing unit 110, May be an image or text input from the outside via the interface unit 120 or the external device interface unit 130 or stored in the storage unit 170

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the rear object 300 is placed and fixed on a rotatable turn-table device 200, and the rotation of the turn-table device 200 is transmitted from the transparent display device 100 Can be controlled by a control signal.

More specifically, the user interface unit 190 of the transparent display device 100 senses a user input for rotating the object 300, and the control unit 160 generates a control signal corresponding to the sensed user input To the turn-table device 200 through the network interface unit 120 or the external device interface unit 130.

Meanwhile, the turn-table device 200 having received the control signal may rotate according to the rotation direction or rotation speed of the object 300 according to the control signal.

Hereinafter, an object control method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an object control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. .

5, the sensing unit 150 of the transparent display device 100 measures the distance to the user (step S400), and the controller 160 determines whether the measured user distance is less than or equal to a predetermined reference value 'a' (Step S410).

For example, the sensing unit 150 may include an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor to measure the distance between the screen of the transparent display device 100, and more particularly, the display unit 180 using the sensor .

If the measured distance from the user is within a certain distance, the display unit 180 displays an interaction guide for user input (operation S420).

For example, when the user approaches the transparent display device 100 within a predetermined distance 'a' according to the distance measured in operation 400, the controller 160 displays a method for rotating the object 300 to the user The user can control the display unit 180 to display the interaction guide on the screen 181.

That is, the interaction guide indicates a user input method for specifying the rotation direction of the object 300, and the user input may be a touch input or a specific gesture.

When the user rotates the object 300 and confirms the three-dimensional shape of the object 300 viewed from another angle, the user can rotate the object 300 by performing an operation according to the displayed interaction guide.

The user interface unit 190 detects a user input for rotating the object in step S430 and the external device interface unit 130 transmits a control signal corresponding to the sensed user input to a turn To the table device 200 (step S440).

For example, after the user confirms the interaction guide displayed on the screen 181, the user can specify the rotation direction or rotation speed of the object 300 according to the method shown in the interaction guide, Can be detected through the interface unit 190.

In the above description, the object control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is described as an example in which the user input is detected through the user interface unit 190. However, the present invention is not limited to this, Other components may be provided to detect the user input.

For example, when the display unit 180 is configured as a touch panel, the display unit 180 can recognize the contact of the user with respect to the screen 181, such as a finger, A user input to rotate the object 300 may be received.

Meanwhile, the sensing unit 150 may include an operation recognition sensor (not shown) for recognizing the operation of the user, thereby sensing the operation of the user for rotating the object 300.

In addition, the transparent display device 100 photographs an action of a user using a camera (not shown) provided in the A / V input unit 140, and rotates the object 300 using the image photographed through the camera May be detected.

In order to recognize the user operation as described above, the transparent display device 100 may include a pattern determination unit (not shown), a motion determination unit (not shown), a database (DB, not shown) (Not shown) for comparing the operation of the user judged by the unit or motion determiner with the operation panel stored in the database DB to recognize the user operation.

The control unit 160 determines a rotation direction and a rotation speed of the object 300 according to the sensed user input and generates a control signal including information on the determined rotation direction and rotation speed, To the turn-table device 200 via the I /

According to the configuration of the turn-table apparatus 200, the transparent display apparatus 100 may transmit the control signal to the turn-table apparatus 200 through the network interface unit 120.

The turn-table device 200 can rotate according to the rotation direction and rotation speed corresponding to the control signal transmitted from the transparent display device 100. [

Accordingly, the object 300 observed by the user is rotated through the screen 181 of the transparent display device 100, and the three-dimensional shape of the object 300 seen at another angle is observed by the user interface unit 190 .

6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining a first embodiment of a user input for rotating an object.

6, when the user approaches the screen of the transparent display device 100 within a predetermined distance a, the interaction guide 400 indicating the method for rotating the object 300 is displayed on the screen 181, Lt; / RTI >

The interaction guide 400 displayed on the screen 181 allows the user to rotate the object 300 using the touch input so that the user can touch the screen 181 by using an object such as a finger in accordance with the interaction guide 400 The object 300 can be rotated.

For example, in the interaction guide 400, the direction of rotation of the object 300 is shown as upward, downward, left, and right, and the direction of rotation of the object 300 The rotational speed can be determined.

When the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the object 300 are designated according to the touch input of the user as described above, a control signal including information on the designated rotation direction and rotation speed is input from the transparent display device 100 to the turn- To the device 200.

In this case, the turn-table apparatus 200 may be rotated at the rotation direction and the rotation speed corresponding to the transmitted control signal, and the object 300 fixed thereto may be rotated in the rotation direction and the speed.

7, when a user moves a finger in a desired direction while touching one point P1 of the screen 181 of the transparent display device 100 according to the interaction guide 400, And the object 300 located at the rear is rotated and displayed on the screen 181 in correspondence with the moving speed.

Fig. 8 is a view for explaining a second embodiment of a user input for rotating an object.

8, each of a plurality of operations for moving or rotating the object 300 may be represented by an interaction guide displayed on the screen 181 of the transparent display device 100. [

For example, the interaction guide may represent actions to move the object 300 forward or backward, up, down, right, or left, respectively, along with the object 300 in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction Or < RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

After confirming the interaction guide as shown in FIG. 8, the user takes an action corresponding to the direction in which the object 300 is to be moved or rotated and moves the object 300 Can be moved or rotated.

The object control method may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may be a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, Floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet).

The computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the above method can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. A transparent display device for displaying information related to an object to be exposed together with an object positioned behind,
A sensing unit for measuring a distance to the user;
A display unit for displaying an interaction guide for rotating the object corresponding to the position of the object when the actual shape of the object located at the rear is exposed and the distance measured through the sensing unit is less than a preset reference value, ;
A user interface unit for sensing user input according to the interaction guide; And
An external device interface unit for transmitting a control signal for rotating the object according to the sensed user input to a turn-table device in which the object is fixed; And
A control unit for receiving the touch input for touching and moving a point of the screen of the display unit with the user input and transmitting the control signal to the turntable so that the object rotates according to the moving direction and the moving speed of the touch input, / RTI >
Transparent display device. delete 2. The method according to claim 1,
And a user input method for specifying a direction of rotation of the object,
Transparent display device. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sensing unit includes an operation recognition sensor for recognizing an operation of the user,
Transparent display device. 2. The method of claim 1,
And at least one of a rotation direction and a rotation speed of the object,
Transparent display device. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the direction of rotation of the object is one of an up, down, left,
Transparent display device. A transparent signage system for displaying information associated with an object located behind the object, the system comprising:
A display device for displaying the object information so as to correspond to the position of the object; And
A turn-table device located behind the display device, the object being fixed,
The display device
Wherein when an actual shape of the rearward object is exposed and the distance to the user is less than a preset reference value, an interaction guide for rotating the object is displayed so as to correspond to the position of the object, And a control unit for receiving a touch input for touching and moving a point on the screen and transmitting a control signal for rotating the object according to the movement direction and the movement speed of the touch input to the turn-
Transparent signage system. delete delete 10. The method of claim 9,
And at least one of a rotation direction and a rotation speed of the object,
Wherein the turn-table device comprises:
Transparent signage system. delete delete delete

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